Pharmacist

Start Date:
2015-12-01

-Review, interpret, and verify prescriptions to assure safety and accuracy
-Process and fill prescription orders including compounding of oral and topical medications prescribed by practitioners
-Review patient allergies, medications, and medical history to resolve any medication-related problems
-Counsel patients on medication use, drug interactions, side effects, dosing, and proper storage
-Maintain patient profiles, system files, inventories, and control records per regulatory requirements
-Order, purchase, and maintain medications and other inventory within the pharmacy
-Consult with MD offices, insurance companies, and patients to resolve issues and maintain therapy consistency
-Train and educate technicians on the diverse functions within the pharmacy and their role on the care team

Pharmacy Intern

Start Date:
2015-03-01End Date:
2015-05-01

- Responsible for renal dosing reports, DVT/PE treatment reports, IV to PO reports, and medication counseling
-Collaborated with students and other health care professionals to ensure quality patient care
-Followed patients daily and made recommendations as necessary using Meditech and Quantros software
-Presented to team on treatment protocols for pain management, smoking cessation, and other disease states
-Completed research papers on pain management, smoking cessation, and community-acquired pneumonia
-Actively participated and presented at pharmacy & therapeutics (P&T) and departmental meetings
-Responsible for in-house documentation of all adverse events including drug interactions and allergies
-Performed medication reconciliation to gather a comprehensive list of patients’ medications to optimize care

Regulatory Affairs Intern

Start Date:
2015-02-01End Date:
2015-03-01

-Maintained up to date information regarding initiatives by FDA and other applicable regulatory authorities relating to advertising, labeling, and promotion
-Served as one of the regulatory members of the legal, medical and regulatory team for the review and approval of all advertising and promotional materials, concept reviews and pre-commercialization materials for products in collaboration with commercial, clinical and legal to ensure that they comply with FDA regulations
-Worked with brands that targeted hemophilia and multiple sclerosis
-Assist in the review and approval of materials developed by various functions within the U.S. organization that will be disseminated to health care professionals and the general public relating to products and compounds
-Performed research on competitors and strategized with team on how to remain viable in the market place
-Provided updates on new FDA guidance or trends, the issuance of enforcement letters by FDA or competitor product FDA correspondence to guide thinking of ALP team projects

Intern (APPE Rotation - Ambulatory Care)

Start Date:
2014-11-01End Date:
2014-12-01

-Processed, filled, interpreted, and verified medication orders from providers for appropriateness
-Interacted with providers and made recommendations as needed to ensure safe and effective care
-Reviewed health and medication histories to better perform med reconciliations and counseling to veterans
-Assisted the Home Base Primary Care team by counseling veterans at home regarding their medications
-Oversaw hospice care unit and aided in palliative care answering med-related questions of the veteran/family
-Assisted the Alzheimer’s and psychiatric wards to ensure overall quality care of veterans
-Provided educational presentation on mental health disorders to nursing staff
-Documented and entered adverse drug events into VAADERS while providing oversight to staff
-Delivered and educated discharged and outpatient veterans on their medications
-Participated in recreational activities with veterans and shared stories about their experiences
-Documented and updated all clinical activities using Vista & CPRS

Intern (APPE Rotation - Community)

Intern (APPE Rotation - Internal Medicine)

Start Date:
2014-08-01End Date:
2014-09-01

-Contributed on ICU rounds to ensure patients received appropriate prophylactic, antibiotic, & home meds
-Responsible for completing renal dosing reports, HIT screens & warfarin monitoring
-Ensure antibiotic use was accurate, necessary, and properly dosed
-Developed and updated MD order sheets, performed drug utilization reviews, and processed oncology orders
-Performed cost analysis of various medications on the hospital formulary and their use within the hospital
-Actively participated and presented at P&T, IRB, and departmental meetings
-Collaborated with students and other health care professionals to ensure quality patient care
-Followed patients daily and make recommendations as necessary using Soarian and Citrix software
-Presented to team on treatment options for disease states

Pharmacist

Intern (IPPE Rotation)

Start Date:
2013-09-01End Date:
2013-10-01

-Participated on medical rounds as the pharmacist and provide input on patient care
-Assisted pharmacy director on prevention of drug diversion and where gaps in the system could be found
-Compounded IV bags, prepared and delivered medications, and verified compounds prepared by technicians
-Provided pharmacokinetic information and dosing of antibiotic regimens
-Shadowed MDs and learn more about individual disease states and patient care from doctors
-Maintained warfarin dosing per patient’s INR
-Assisted nurses and psychiatrists in the psychiatric unit

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Analytical Chemist

Start Date:
2010-04-01End Date:
2012-08-01

-Responsible for final product and developmental product testing per GLP and EPA guidelines
-Input data results to be seen company-wide using LIMS and Sample Manager software
-Provided project support to standards/test material program, global study support & bulk program
-Responsible for the high throughput and speedy turnaround of 11 million gallons of product sold in the bulk program across 20+ US sites
-Served as lead chemist for several brands and the liaison to marketing, legal, formulations, QA, manufacturing, and customers for questions regarding product quality and integrity
-Worked with regulatory and marketing to ensure product label appropriately indicated laboratory findings
-Responsible for sample receiving, sample login, and proper designation of samples lab analysts
-Helped resolve investigations and deviations with root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and notice to higher management when necessary
-Worked on qualification and validation projects for new and old products, equipment and SOPs
-Developed quality improvement initiatives by creating and/or revising documents on the global SharePoint site to be used at other facilities, and developed training program for new employees and summer interns
-Primary Instruments Used: NIR, GC, UPLC, & HPLC